First Five Presidents

The first President of the United States

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• James Monroe

Set the precedent of having a Cabinet of other leaders

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• James Monroe

Put down the Whiskey Rebellion, showing that the federal government could use its militia

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• James Monroe

Retired after his second term, setting a precedent of presidents only serving two terms

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• James Monroe

Warned against the divisiveness of political parties in his farewell address

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• James Monroe

Won in the election if 1796, the first election in which political parties played a role

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• James Monroe

Won in the election if 1796, the first election in which political parties played a role

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• James Monroe

Passed the Alien and Sedition Acts in an attempt to stop support for the Democratic-Republicans

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• James Monroe

During his presidency, the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were passed, stating that states could refuse to enforce federal laws

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• James Monroe

Unpopular Alien and Sedition Acts led this president to lose the election of 1800

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• James Monroe